Loss of assured tenancy status
6
After section 15 of the Housing Act 1988 insert—

Loss of assured tenancy status
15A
1
Subsection (2) applies if, in breach of an express or implied term of the tenancy, a tenant of a dwelling-house let under an assured tenancy to which this section applies—
a
parts with possession of the dwelling-house, or
b
sub-lets the whole of the dwelling-house (or sub-lets first part of it and then the remainder).
2
The tenancy ceases to be an assured tenancy and cannot subsequently become an assured tenancy.
3
This section applies to an assured tenancy—
a
under which the landlord is a private registered provider of social housing or a registered social landlord, and
b
which is not a shared ownership lease.
4
In this section “registered social landlord” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Housing Act 1996.
5
In this section “shared ownership lease” means a lease of a dwelling-house—
a
granted on payment of a premium calculated by reference to a percentage of the value of the dwelling-house or of the cost of providing it, or
b
under which the lessee (or the lessee's personal representatives) will or may be entitled to a sum calculated by reference, directly or indirectly, to the value of the dwelling-house.
S. 6 in force for E. at 15.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/2622, art. 2
S. 6 in force for W. at 5.11.2013 by S.I. 2013/2861, art. 2